title: Conservative treatment of a traumatic direct low-flow carotid-cavernous sinus fistula: a case report.
abstract: A case of a 17-year-old boy presenting with a traumatic carotid-cavernous sinus fistula (CCSF), associated with an intracavernous pseudo-aneurysm, is reported. On angiography, the CCSF proved to be a direct and low-flow shunt. Conservative management was chosen and definitive closure of the fistula was obtained in two months by daily self-compression of the common carotid artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences and Vision, University and Hospital, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spinnato
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Talacchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perini
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dolenc
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bricolo
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011312:Pressure